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Just in case you weren't aware, this also doesn't work in practice. People are selling "age-verified" Roblox accounts to adults https://www.wired.com/story/robloxs-ai-powered-age-verification-is-a-complete-mess/
Sure. There is no solution except asking the parents to monitor their kid.
End of story.
We don’t need age verification laws of any kind. We need proper parenting.
I agree that we don't need age verification laws. At the same time, I disagree that there is no other solution. The certainly is no ONE solution and there are no solutions that will capture all edge cases, but seriously going after specific companies for their lack of care in moderation will certainly help. Better moderation tools for federated social media will certainly help. Better education for parents on how to moderate in the modern internet will certainly help. Better tools for parents to create their own gated systems for their own kids will certainly help.
Most of these systems have tools in place to help parents. The parents don’t give a shit—that’s the actual problem. Everything online is avoidable. There’s always a block button. Having your priest get touchy and not knowing how to handle it is waaaaay different than CR33PYGIRL6969 trying to be a perv online. Push block. Done.
Having been in this advocacy space for a while, when it comes to the internet, most parents I talk to just don't understand. It's important to also state that many parents are working multiple jobs, are maybe single parents, and have very little time and energy for anything. That is not a personal failure, that is a systemic failure. At the same time, society is continually moving to an internet-first paradigm for everyone including children, and there is not much these parents can do to affect this situation. You need an internet connected device for schoolwork, for public transit, for after-school programs, and for socializing (because it's where your friends are, which is a reality we need to wrestle with).
Provide me with a scenario where a child is online and approached by someone of ill will and the child cannot just block them, and/or go to their parents?
It is my understanding that all social media applications have a method to block other users. The same thing goes for games with social aspects, like Roblox.
If the scenario in which this happens is due to poor parenting, then the problem is poor parenting. As far as I’m concerned I should never ever have the effects of someone’s poor parenting touch me in anyway.
If you don't understand how a child can be manipulated by an adult online, I don't know how to help you.
And then the parents find out because they monitor their online conversations.
PARENTS ARE AT FAULT FOR NOT MONITORING THEIR CHILDS ONLINE COMMUNICATION.
End of the fucking story.
Do you know where your kid is? Do you know who they talked to today? Do you know the names of their friends online and where they chat? Do you know what websites and apps your child uses?
If you said no to any of these, your child should be rehoused.
You need to gain a lot of empathy and understanding for human beings that are being crushed under the heel of our systems.